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DE-FOA-0003045: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Energy Improvement in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) Fixed Award Grant Program

Closed Closed October 26, 2023 Opportunity DE-FOA-0003045 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$5.0 million
• Award floor$500,000
• Total funding$50.0 million
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

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Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Clean Energy Demonstrations awards averaged $65.6 million; this notice allows up to $5.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (88% over five years) went to businesses.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

NOTE: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) has been modified. Please see the full Funding Opportunity Announcement - Mod 000001 document in the Announcement Documents section of the FOA on OCED Exchange (https://oced-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaId25339769-c6de-4818-9cb2-63c31cc79623). The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), commonly referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) authorizes DOE to invest $1 billion in energy improvements in rural or remote areas. DOE’s Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) Program is managed by the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED). OCED will provide financial investment, technical assistance, and other resources to advance clean energy demonstrations and energy solutions that benefit rural and remote communities. ERA aims to fund clean energy projects with three specific goals: 1. Deliver measurable benefits to energy customers in rural or remote areas by funding replicable energy projects that lower energy costs, improve energy access and resilience, and/or reduce environmental harm; 2. Support new rural or remote energy system models using climate-resilient technologies, business structures that promote economic resilience, new financing mechanisms, and/or new community engagement practices; and 3. Build clean energy knowledge, capacity, and self-reliance in rural America. This FOA provides $50 million in Federal funding and is designed to support small community-driven clean energy projects requiring $500,000 to $5 million in Federal funding. Other ERA funding opportunities include DE-FOA-0002970, titled "Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Energy Improvement in Rural or Remote Areas," which provides $5 million to $100 million in Federal funding to community- and large-scale demonstration projects that address region-specific energy challenges, and a $15 million Energizing Rural Communities Prize, which provides up to $300,000 cash prizes to assist development of partnerships and financing models to advance clean energy projects. This FOA utilizes a simplified application process and will award fixed-amount grants. This grant mechanism significantly reduces financial reporting requirements associated with larger DOE awards. Recipients are responsible for accomplishing their proposed work. Technical Assistance Technical assistance from DOE’s national laboratories is available for eligible applicants.

Category: Energy.

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